Dr. Billy Taylor, distinguished ambassador of the jazz community to the world at large, ... Billy Taylor/Cross Section and Taylor Made Jazz, which featured Duke Ellington's sidemen.

The late great pianist and jazz ambassador would have been 90 on Sunday. So at their blog, our public radio colleagues at WBGO have premiered a new half-hour film documentary on the man.

Jazz Great Billy Taylor, 1921-2010 : A Blog Supreme His career in performing lasted more than 60 years, and intersected with all the greats of the '40s and beyond.

Fans are mourning the passing of longtime jazz pianist, educator and advocate Billy Taylor, who died Tuesday of heart failure. Taylor earned his Ph.D in music education and spread his passion for ...

Billy Taylor, an acclaimed jazz pianist and composer who became one of the genre’s most ardent advocates through radio, television and the landmark Jazzmobile arts venture, has died. He was 89.

Billy Taylor, a pianist and composer who was also an eloquent spokesman and advocate for jazz as well as a familiar presence for ... Section A, Page 27 of the New York edition with the headline ...

Jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and educator Dr. Billy Taylor died of heart failure December 28 in New York City. He was 89. Dr. Taylor was also an author, lecturer, radio and television ...

Wouldn't you know it: Pianist Billy Taylor ended his seven-decade-long career as a performing artist at the Kennedy Center's Terrace Theater on Thursday night without even hinting at the concert's ...